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Trainees for regional academies named
LAHORE, May 25: As many as 226 cricketers will hone their skills in nine regional cricket academies starting all over the country from Monday. ... 
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Team Pakistan will not be transformed by new idea
We continue to agonise over what went wrong in the series against India, an exercise in futility because we clearly lack the will to take tough decisions. There are no indications that any changes are afoot. ...
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Ponting leads by example in effortless win
HARARE, May 25: Ricky Ponting steered Australia to a comfortable win over a severely-weakened, yet feisty, Zimbabwe in the first One-day international on Tuesday. ...
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Hussain contemplates retirement
LONDON, May 25: England batsman Nasser Hussain has hinted he may consider international retirement after guiding his side to a seven-wicket victory in the first Test against New Zealand at Lords on Monday. ...
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Sri Lanka to tour BD
DHAKA, May 25: Sri Lanka will play two Test matches and three one-day Internationals on their first tour of Bangladesh later this year, officials said on Tuesday. ...
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Bangladesh draw tour match
ST GEORGE'S, May 25: Bangladesh drew their three-day tour match against the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) XI at the National Cricket Stadium on Monday. ...
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Pakistan, India to compete in 10-match series
ISLAMABAD, May 25: Pakistan and India are to play a 10-match home and away series, the modalities of which are being finalised, Chaudhry Muhammad Yaqoob announced on Tuesday. ...
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Top players upstaged in 4th round
LAHORE, May 25: Top ranked and defending champion, International Master Mahmood Ahmad Lodhi and second seed International Master Shahzad Mirza were both upstaged by their rivals in the fourth round of the 24th National chess championship on Tuesday. ...
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Federer, Serena find form as Santoro survives marathon
PARIS, May 25: Roger Federer and Serena Williams erased miserable Roland Garros memories on Tuesday by easing into the French Open second round. By contrast, Martina Navratilova made an inglorious return to Grand Slam singles life. ...
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China, France stay unbeaten
TOKYO, May 25: China posted a third straight win over their Asian rivals by defeating Iran to remain unbeaten in the men's volleyball final qualifying round for the Athens Olympics on Tuesday. ...
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Porto, Monaco promise classic final
PORTO, May 25: Porto and Monaco will receive their reward for astute management and a refreshing lack of respect for the European elite when they line up in the Champions League final in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on Wednesday. ...
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Moroccans concede their bid was poor
CASABLANCA, May 25: Morocco belatedly conceded that its bid to host the 2010 soccer World Cup was not "brilliant" and that explained why South Africa won. ...
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